Shaken by a scandal, literature professor Ha Kyu leaves Seoul for the peace of teaching in a small town. He meets the young and trusting Deok Yi and they develop an intimate affair, a relationship that the devoted Deok Yi takes far more to heart than he does. When Ha Kyu is reinstated to his university position, he leaves Deok Yi behind and returns to Seoul and his family. Eight years later, Hak Kyu is gradually going blind and Deok Yi reappears in his life looking for revenge.